Avant-garde composer
La Monte Young
Composer of the Theatre of Eternal Music, whose drone works run for hours.
La Monte Thornton Young is an American composer, musician, and performance artist recognized as one of the first American minimalist composers and a central figure in post-war avant-garde music. He is best known for his exploration of sustained tones, beginning with his 1958 composition Trio for Strings. His compositions have called into question the nature and definition of music, most prominently in the text scores of his Compositions 1960. While few of his recordings remain in print, his work has inspired prominent musicians across various genres, including avant-garde, rock, and ambient music.
- Born
- 1935-10-14, Bern, USAA Monday
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1935-10-14, Bern, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Boisethe zone used then
America/BoiseThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 20°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 26°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 27°59′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 10°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 19°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 24°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 4°00′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 4°02′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 15°37′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 27°21′ | Direct |
La Monte Young is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment La Monte Young was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.